Family Size Banana Split with Dark Chocolate Hot Fudge Sauce.

The Ultimate in family size banana splits: We layered ours with banana bread, hot fudge, bananas, local ice cream, fresh whipped cream topped with pie crust Cowboy Boots and Cowboy Hats.

I know- sometimes I go completely overboard. But, it’s National Banana Split Day and I am not about to scoop out vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, dump it in a glass dish and top with with store bought chocolate sauce and canned “Redi” whipped cream. No way. Not here.

I have created the Ultimate in Family Size Decadent Desserts.

This Banana Split begins with a dreamy, dark chocolate fudge sauce that takes only 10 minutes to make- Not kidding- 10 minutes. Throw it in a jar and it keeps for a month in the fridge.

Then I whipped fresh heavy cream, scooped it into a zip top bag, cut off the tip for piping ribbons onto the layer of ice cream. Ribbons of cream…sigh.

Speaking of ice cream- I chose local Sweet Peaks seasonal ice creams for the main attractions: Huckleberry (of course), Flathead Cherry Chocolate, Grizzly Tracks and Going to The Sun. Check out one of their 6 locations in the Northwest.

For the base of this monster truck of ice cream treats, I wanted something that would soak up the fudge and oozy ice cream… banana bread. I always seem to have a loaf in the freezer, I cut off a few slices, lightly toasted it in the oven for 5 minutes and used it as a base for everything.

Then…(Yes- there’s more), I cut out little pie crust cowboy hats and boots, baked them and used them as little shards of crunch. It works.

Just as a point of reference, I did poll my family with three choices on what to make-

Banana Split Shooters – just a little single serving of heaven

Blondie Brownie base banana split or

Montana themed banana split

This is sort of a combination of all three. You could very easliy pop this recipe into a shooter glass for a single serving. Substituting a blondie would be so divine, but I had banana bread on hand-so that’s what I used.

I hope you give my fudge sauce a try. It is so simple and with only a few ingredients, you can have something really special for ice cream, cakes or just to stir in your coffee. I won’t tell if you eat it right out of the jar.

Enjoy!

Happy National Banana Split Day!